Analysis of A Baffled Boy
Silent and puzzled, even when a little boy,
I remember the monsignor after every Sunday sermon
have us pray for peace,
as contending against war;
a peace that rarely came or lasted
prayers that were rarely answered.
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Metre | 100101010101 1010001010100110 11111 1010011 011101110 1101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 210 |
Words | 37 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 6 |
Lines Amount | 6 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on September 26, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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